Tensions Rise Over South Korean Artillery Drills
Delayed at first by fog, South Korean artillery drills began live fire exercises this morning on the island of Yeonpyeong, near a disputed maritime border between North and South Korea. The small fishing island was shelled las month by the North, raising tensions near the border between the two countries and setting off a series of threatening statements from both countries. Will the latest row push the Korean peninsula closer to war?
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